[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 55 (Thursday, March 21, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13094-13095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6370]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 54

[CC Docket No. 96-45; FCC 99-396]


Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations 
(47 CFR 54.313) published in the Federal Register on December 30, 1999 
(64 FR 73427). See FR Doc. 99-33766. The regulation related to the 
state certification of support for universal service funds. 
Inadvertently, two paragraphs were removed from 47 CFR 54.313. This 
document corrects that error.

DATES: Effective March 21, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Webber, Assistant Division 
Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common Carrier Bureau, (202) 418-
7400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 30, 1999, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 
published in the Federal Register (64 FR 73427), a document amending 
Sec. 54.313(c) of its rules. Inadvertently, paragraphs (c)(2) and 
(c)(3) were removed from that section. Subsequently, the Commission 
adopted a new rule, which added a new paragraph (b) and redesignated 
paragraphs (b) and (c) as paragraphs (c) and (d) of Sec. 54.313. See FR 
Doc. 01-14008 (66 FR 30080). Because of the revision of this rule, the 
affected paragraph is now paragraph (d) of Sec. 54.313. This document 
now corrects paragraph (d) of that rule.

    Accordingly, 47 CFR part 54 is corrected by making the following 
correcting amendments:

PART 54--UNIVERSAL SERVICE

    1. The authority citation for part 54 continues to read as follows

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(I), 201, 205, 214, and 254 unless 
otherwise noted.


    2. Revise paragraph (d) of Sec. 54.313 to read as follows:
* * * * *
    (d) Filing Deadlines. In order for a non-rural incumbent local 
exchange carrier in a particular State, and/or an eligible 
telecommunications carrier serving lines in the service area of a non-
rural incumbent local exchange carrier, to receive federal high-cost 
support, the State must file an annual certification, as described in 
paragraph (c) of this section, with both the Administrator and the 
Commission. Support shall be provided in accordance with the following 
schedule:
    (1) First Program Year (January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000). During 
the first program year (January 1, 2000-December 31, 2000), a carrier 
in a particular State shall receive support pursuant to Sec. 54.311. If 
a State files the certification described in this section during the 
first program year, carriers eligible for support pursuant to 
Sec. 54.309 shall receive such support pursuant to the following 
schedule:
    (i) Certifications filed on or before April 1, 2000. Carriers 
subject to certifications that apply to the first and second quarters 
of 2000, and are filed on or before April 1, 2000, shall receive 
support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 for the first and third quarters of 
2000 in the third quarter of 2000, and support for the second and 
fourth quarters of 2000 in the fourth quarter of 2000. Such support 
shall be net of any support provided pursuant to section 54.311 for the 
first or second quarters of 2000.
    (ii) Certifications filed on or before July 1, 2000. Carriers 
subject to certifications filed on or before July 1, 2000, shall 
receive support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 for the fourth quarter of 2000 
in the fourth quarter of 2000.
    (iii) Certifications filed after July 1, 2000. Carriers subject to 
certifications filed after July 1, 2000, shall not receive support 
pursuant to Sec. 54.309 in 2000.
    (2) Second program year (January 1, 2001-December 31, 2001). During 
the second program year (January 1, 2001-December 31, 2001), a carrier 
in a particular State shall not receive support pursuant to 
Secs. 54.309 or 54.311 until such time as the State files the 
certification described in this section. Upon the filing of the 
certification described in this section, support shall be provided 
pursuant to the following schedule:
    (i) Certifications filed on or before October 1, 2000. Carriers 
subject to certifications filed on or before October 1, 2000 shall 
receive support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is 
applicable, in the first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2001.
    (ii) Certifications filed on or before January 1, 2001. Carriers 
subject to certifications filed on or before January 1, 2001 shall 
receive support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is 
applicable, in the second, third, and fourth quarters of 2001. Such 
carriers shall not receive support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, 
whichever is applicable, in the first quarter of 2001.
    (iii) Certifications filed on or before April 1, 2001. Carriers 
subject to certifications filed on or before April 1, 2001 shall 
receive support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is 
applicable, in the third and fourth quarters of 2001. Such carriers 
shall not receive support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever 
is applicable, in the first or second quarters of 2001.
    (iv) Certifications filed on or before July 1, 2001. Carriers 
subject to certifications filed on or before July 1, 2001 shall receive 
support pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is applicable, in 
the fourth quarter of 2001. Such carriers shall not receive support 
pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is applicable, in the 
first, second, or third quarters of 2001.
    (v) Certifications filed after July 1, 2001. Carriers subject to 
certifications filed after July 1, 2001 shall not receive support 
pursuant to Secs. 54.309 or 54.311, whichever is applicable, in 2001.
    (3) Subsequent program years (January 1-December 31). During the 
program years subsequent to the second program year (January 1, 2001-
December 31, 2001), a carrier in a particular State shall not receive 
support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311 until such time as the 
State files the certification described in this section. Upon the 
filing of the certification described in this section, support shall be 
provided pursuant to the following schedule:
    (i) Certifications filed on or before October 1. Carriers subject 
to certifications filed on or before October 1 shall receive support 
pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is applicable, in the 
first, second, third, and fourth quarters of the succeeding year.
    (ii) Certifications filed on or before January 1. Carriers subject 
to certifications filed on or before January 1 shall receive support 
pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is applicable, in the 
second, third, and fourth quarters of that year. Such carriers shall 
not receive support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever 
is applicable, in the first quarter of that year.
    (iii) Certifications filed on or before April 1. Carriers subject 
to certifications filed on or before April 1 shall receive support 
pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is applicable, in the

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third and fourth quarters of that year. Such carriers shall not receive 
support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is 
applicable, in the first or second quarters of that year.
    (iv) Certifications filed on or before July 1. Carriers subject to 
certifications filed on or before July 1 shall receive support pursuant 
to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is applicable, beginning in 
the fourth quarter of that year. Such carriers shall not receive 
support pursuant to Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is 
applicable, in the first, second, or third quarters of that year.
    (v) Certifications filed after July 1. Carriers subject to 
certifications filed after July 1 shall not receive support pursuant to 
Sec. 54.309 or Sec. 54.311, whichever is applicable, in that year.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
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